Watering the Garden for Winter

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In this video, professional horticulturist Mitch Baker shows how to water the garden for winter.

Transcript
I am Mitch Baker with American Plant. We’re talking about winterizing your ornamental garden; right now watering is the topic. You know it's a critical time right now for all trees and shrubs; they are trying to store water for winter. It doesn’t happen later in the season, it doesn’t happen earlier, it's this critical time right now just prior to the leaves dropping and during that period when they are dropping. All of these trees… [Audio cut]
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